Guo Yi left with a smile on his face. He could finally go to the battlefield with Chengyu. Since his father had agreed, there would be no problem.
Seeing that Guo Yi had left, the smile on Guo Jia's face disappeared.
Not worried? How could he not be worried? Guo Jia and Cao Cao were like brothers, even better than brothers.
Everything about Cao Cao was Guo Jia's blood, sweat, and tears.
Now that Yanzhou and Yangzhou were finally going to war, regardless of the result, it was not good news for Guo Jia.
If Cao Cao won, Guo Yi would be in Chengyu's army. Although Liu Mang treated Guo Jia very well, some people might be angry and blame him and his father for the defeat of the army.
If Liu Mang wins, then all of Guo Jia's efforts will be in vain. Half of his life's effort will be wasted.
"Mende, I can only do so much. Whether you win or lose, it depends on you!" Guo Jia seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be talking to someone. He looked in a direction. That direction was the direction of Yuzhou.
The solution to this chess game might be there.
"This is Liu Zhang's head?" In Yizhou, Liu Mang looked at the wooden box wrapped in lime. When he opened it, there was a big head inside.
The head belonged to none other than the former master of Yizhou, Liu Zhang, the Governor of Yizhou.
"My lord!" Liu Mang's side, Zhang Song, also knelt down. Although Zhang Song despised Liu Zhang's ability, at least Liu Zhang was very good to him. Zhang Song should kneel down. After all, the dead should be respected.
As for how the head ended up in Liu Mang's hands, it was naturally from "Zhao Wei", or Jia Xu.
"Che Zhou, Liu Pi, Zhang Xiu, Huang She, and now Liu Zhang!" Liu Mang shook his head helplessly. This Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, was really a middle-aged Grim Reaper. His boss was an assassin. Whoever got close to him would be unlucky.
Liu Zhang was also dead. There was no need to look to know that the Cheng Residence had fallen into Liu Bei's hands.
"Is Liu Bei not afraid that Yan Yan and Zhang Ren will attack Chengdu?" Liu Mang was a bit puzzled. Zhang Ren and Yan Yan were Liu Zhang's trusted aides. Liu Zhang's death, Liu Zhang's death.
"Old General Yan might not! General Zhang Ren will certainly do so! "Zhang Song opened his mouth and said. He had already inquired about some of the generals in Yi Province.
Yan Yan's heart was in Yi Province, not Liu Zhang. Whoever caused trouble in Yi Province, he would be the enemy of that person. Whether it was Zhao Wei or Liu Zhang. If Zhao Wei had defeated Liu Zhang, then Yan Yan would fight against Zhang Lu for Zhao Wei.
However, Zhang Ren did not do much. According to the information sent by Jia Xu, Zhang Ren had withdrawn from Jianning and had begun to set up a defensive line in Chengdu.
"Zhang Ren can only do this because he does not know that Liu Zhang is dead!"
"He does not know?" Liu Mang did not understand. He did not know that Liu Zhang was dead. How could Liu Bei mobilize Zhang Ren's troops?
"A letter and a tiger talisman!" Zhang Song said. No one could imitate Liu Zhang's notes. As long as he had these two things, Zhang Ren would definitely listen to him.
"This Liu Bei killed Liu Zhang and gave Liu Zhang's head to Zhao Wei. Then he used Zhang Ren and Yan Yan to train with Zhao Wei and Zhang Lu to deal with me?" Liu Mang quickly sorted out his thoughts.
"This Liu Bei really knows how to make a good deal!" Liu Mang also realized that if it were not for the existence of "Zhao Wei", Jia Xu, Liu Mang could only fight with Zhang Lu, Liu Bei, and Zhao Wei.
Although Liu Mang's army was led by Zhang Song, who was very familiar with Yi Province, it still took them several days to reach the outskirts of Chengdu.
Chengdu Prefecture was the administrative center of Yi Province, the Country of Abundance. It had been the capital and also the county capital.
It had experienced the vicissitudes of life. It could be said that it was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.
The city was tall and towering. There were many mountains in Yi Province, and this city was located on top of a mountain range. It was enough to show its heroism.
Under the efforts of two generations of Liu Yan and Liu Zhang, Chengdu Prefecture could be said to be a huge turtle shell.
"It is really easy to defend but difficult to attack!" Liu Mang also looked around Chengdu Prefecture. If they attacked the city by force, the casualties would be heavy.
"Not good!" Zhang Song led his men to the outskirts of Chengdu Prefecture and left. After a while, he came back with a gloomy face. He was full of guilt when he looked at Liu Mang.
"Your Majesty, I have not been able to find those culverts!" Not to mention Chengdu Prefecture, even the soft soil in Xiangyang City had tunnels. Zhang Song and Zhang family had been in Chengdu Prefecture for several generations.
Therefore, there were tunnels in Chengdu Prefecture that were connected to the city.
As long as Liu Mang could pass through this tunnel, he would be able to send all of his troops into the city without anyone knowing. The strongest castles were often breached from the inside.
Zhang Song was originally very confident, but he had also mentioned it to Liu Bei. However, he did not expect that Liu Bei would directly block those culverts.
Now, the plan to break through the city from the inside had failed.
"No matter!" Liu Mang waved his hand. If Zhang Song's plan can be used, then it can be used. If it cannot be used, then Liu Mang will not insist. This is because from the beginning, Liu Mang did not include Zhang Song in his plan.
"Where is the Red Coat Camp?" Liu Mang asked Kuai Liang who was beside him.
"Your Majesty, the Red Coat Camp should be in Chengdu Prefecture in two days!" The mountain roads in Yi Province were difficult to travel, and the cavalry could not be used. Therefore, Liu Mang simply used the war horses to transport the cannons of the Red Coat Camp.
"Good! Prepare to attack the city in two days! " Liu Mang nodded. No matter how strong the city walls were, Chengdu Prefecture would be the first test subject.
"Your Majesty, an envoy from Yangzhou!" Just as Liu Mang was still looking at the defense of Chengdu Prefecture, Guan Hai walked in front of Liu Mang and said to Liu Mang.
"The Cabinet Office?" Liu Mang saw the person who came and frowned. This person's status was not low. He was the Cabinet Office. When Liu Mang was not in Yangzhou, Xu Shu was in charge of all the affairs.
Generally speaking, Xu Shu would not let Liu Mang worry about him.
Now that someone from the Cabinet Office came to Liu Mang, it meant that something big had happened.
Liu Mang dismissed his men. The person from the Cabinet Office seemed to be saying something to Liu Mang.
"What!" Liu Mang's eyes widened. "Is this true?"
"Your Majesty, every word is true! This is a letter from the Internal Minister! "
"I know!" Liu Mang took a deep breath. "Tell the Internal Minister that when this is over, I will immediately return to help!"
"Yes!"
"Reporting to the Lord, outside Chengdu Prefecture, Liu Bei is calling for a fight. He wants to speak to you!"
"Liu Bei?! He dares to speak to Your Majesty? "Zhou Cang said disdainfully. Zhou Cang also saw what Liu Bei did. In the past, he had a good impression of Guan Yu. Now, even Guan Yu was unlucky.
"Since Liu Bei called for a fight, if I don't come out, wouldn't it mean that I, Liu Mang, am afraid of him?"
Liu Mang walked out of the camp, gathered the troops, and went straight out of the camp.
Outside the camp, Liu Mang saw that there were a lot of people.
There were a total of three armies. One was naturally Liu Bei's own troops. The other was none other than Jia Xu and Jia Xu. If Liu Mang didn't look carefully and see Jia Xu winking at Liu Mang, he wouldn't have recognized him. The other army was Zhang Lu's.
"Everyone is here!" Liu Mang smiled indifferently.
"Left General Liu Bei greets Your Highness, King of Han!" Liu Bei did a good job on the surface. When he saw Liu Mang, he didn't get angry. He directly greeted Liu Mang with a fist salute.
"Royal Uncle Liu, long time no see! I've missed you! "Liu Mang also greeted Liu Bei with a nod.
"Yes, long time no see!" Liu Bei didn't miss Liu Mang at all. Because once he encountered something related to Liu Mang, it meant that Liu Bei was unlucky.
Liu Bei went from Xu Province to Yu Province, then to Jingzhou, and finally to Yi Province. Wasn't it all because of Liu Mang? Therefore, Liu Bei didn't want to see Liu Mang at all.
"Royal Uncle Liu, since you've come out, let's not beat around the bush. Go out of the city and surrender! This way, I can leave your corpse intact! " Liu Mang's tens of thousands of Yangzhou's elite troops were in Chengdu. Liu Mang was in an advantageous position, but Liu Bei was forced to come to the Cheng Residence by Liu Mang. He could only resist by relying on Zhang Lu and Zhao Wei's troops. Therefore, Liu Mang had the confidence to say such words.
"Your Highness King of Han, why are you so aggressive!" Liu Bei showed a kind of weakness and looked at Liu Mang. "We are all relatives of the Han dynasty. We should help each other, support the Han dynasty, and save the dawn, not kill each other! You will only make your loved ones feel pain and your enemies feel joy. "Liu Bei spoke in a righteous manner.
Liu Mang smiled disdainfully. "It's not that I'm aggressive, but if your Royal Uncle Liu and I exchanged places, would he let me go?"
Liu Bei subconsciously wanted to say no.
Not to mention Liu Mang, even if Lü Bu offended him and occupied his Xu Province, Liu Bei would kill Lü Bu, not to mention Liu Mang, who chased him all over the place like a duck.
"As for supporting the Han dynasty? Royal Uncle Liu, you don't need to worry about it! If you, Liu Bei, even if you still have a trace of good morals, you should hang yourself right now! Let Yizhou return to peace, let this Heavenly Province return to peace once again! "Liu Mang didn't look Liu Bei in the eye.
Cao Cao was already thick-skinned and shameless enough, but Liu Mang didn't hate Cao Cao, nor did he feel disgusted by Cao Cao.
Because whatever Cao Cao wanted, he would directly say it out loud.
If he said he wanted to be the Left Prime Minister, he would become the Minister of War. If he said he wanted to be the King of Wei, he would become the King.
On the other hand, Liu Bei clearly wanted everything. However, his mouth made it sound like he did not want anything. In fact, he was secretly doing shady business.
Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, and the others all believed in Liu Bei's righteousness. In the end, if it wasn't for Liu Mang, none of them would have had a good ending.
"Your Highness, is there really no room for negotiation?" Liu Bei was still hoping that Liu Mang would let him go, even if he had to bow down to Liu Mang.
"Either you die, or the city perishes!" Liu Mang gave his final answer.
"If that's the case, Your Highness, then don't blame me!" Liu Bei shook his head and said to Liu Mang.
"Hmm?" Liu Mang frowned. Could it be that Liu Bei still had some tricks up his sleeve?
"Your Highness, do you remember what I said just now? Your Highness, doing this will only make your enemies happy?"
"What do you mean?"
"Your Highness, you and I are both relatives of the Han Dynasty. We should love each other. Unfortunately, Your Highness has been blinded by power. Now you want to kill me, but you have also given an outsider an opportunity!" Liu Bei said with a regretful expression.
"An outsider?" Liu Mang's eyes turned and he frowned. Could it be that Liu Bei also knew about this?
"Just a few days ago, I received news that Cao Cao of Yan Province was gathering provisions from all over the place. He even transferred provisions from Ji Province, You Province, and even Bing Province!" Liu Bei said while paying attention to Liu Mang's expression. He wanted to see Liu Mang's surprised expression. Unfortunately, he was disappointed.
"So what?" Liu Mang was very indifferent.
"Your Highness, don't you think it's suspicious? There are no disasters recently. This Cao Cao is hoarding provisions. What can he do?" Liu Bei said with a smile.
If a warlord hoarded provisions, what else could he do? Naturally, he would start a war.
The people around Liu Mang also understood the meaning of Liu Bei's words. They all looked at Liu Mang. Was it true? Yan Province's Cao Cao had already started a war with the Yangzhou army?
Most of the soldiers that Liu Mang brought were from Yangzhou. Their homes were in Yangzhou. If there was a war in Yangzhou, their hearts would also be in chaos.
Everyone was eager to hear Liu Mang's words. However, Liu Mang did not say anything like that.
"After I kill you, Liu Bei, the next battle will be between me and Cao Cao!" Liu Mang did not deny it at all. "What's the difference between fast and slow? Sooner or later, this day will come!"
"Aren't you worried about the safety of Yangzhou?" Liu Bei did not understand. He looked at Liu Mang with resentment. When Liu Bei escaped, he only had ten thousand soldiers. However, Liu Mang sent out ten thousand elites. He really thought highly of Liu Bei.
"With Yuan Zhi, even if Cao Cao attacks, it will not be a problem!" Liu Mang did not care at all. He was very relaxed as if all of this had nothing to do with him.
"You!" Liu Bei was also angry. He originally wanted to use this news to attack the morale of Liu Mang's army. However, he did not expect that because of Liu Mang's indifference, the Yangzhou army's soldiers had more confidence. Not only that, because they were eager to return home, they wanted to kill Liu Bei first and then return to Yangzhou. They looked at Liu Bei's army with strange eyes.
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